Holiday Excitement

It's after the day of Christmas but who cares, so hope you have a happy holiday and new year! I'm really excited! Like extremely excited.. because.. QuiQui bought me Ayami Kojima's art book for this year! It took him quite a long time to find it too, but I'm so glad he managed to buy the last book available.

And, I'll also be receiving a scanner from him too!!! Oh I can't wait!! :D

Abstract and OC

A little abstract doodle with my pilot fineliner that I first drew.. and then thought I'd stop. But then I decided to do something a little more fun.. And OC! Hehe :D

And there he is, Ramsey dressed ready for Christmas.. but he's not very happy about it haha.

Doodles and Shadows

A little doodle of my characters Ramsey and Taurs; and some experimental concepts of their pet Felink and Flupaan. And obviously I suck with cat anatomy, thus I need practice, haha! I'll be doing more later..

Animal Sketch Dump #1

Just some practice sketches of cats, since they're not my strength.. well, animals are not my strength when it comes to anatomy. So just more scribbles and practice... at like 4AM haha!! ^^;;

Media: pilot fineliner, non-photo blue prismacolor (used on first 3)

Life to Imagination#1

One of the most important things in becoming an artist, is basics. You have to understand them, practice them, and be good with them. They're the foundations of a finished drawing.

Knowing that, I went back to drawing basics; still life! Yes it may be boring, however, drawing still life allows you to practice basic shapes and the perspective of these shapes. I'm quite rusty myself so I've gone back to the basics as you can see below.

A little daily thing I'll be doing.. Still Life objects to Imagination!!

Great For Practice!

Nothing really important, but it's good for practicing the human anatomy. Both male and female poses with a 360 degree view function by dragging the image.

Posemaniacs
Figure & Gesture Drawing (includes animals)

Another helpful link for good practice!

Link: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=81332

A Vindy Doodle

Something between me and my guild members while playing Vindictus, haha. It's our little spoof lol!! I used my phone to take a picture since I don't have my scanner yet.

Media: non-photo blue prismacolor

Time: approx. 25 minutes

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

After a long week's rest and healing my muscle injuries, I returned to school today!! There are quite a few new school mates as well as the older ones I'm familiar with. At school today, I practiced painting French tip on my on own nails, as well as on two models that allowed me to practice the manicure treatment.

During lunch break, I was bored and ended up playing with my friend's toenails. I was randomly painting floral designs on her toes.. which I semi-regret because our mani/pedi teacher saw the design and really liked them. So, in the end she requested me to paint the designs on her toes as well. I was nervous, and I do mean nervous!! So many eyes watching your every stroke! ><;;

I pulled through quite well; wish I took a photo though!! Oh well.. When I finished I was already late because I was in a hurry to head home and my ride home was waiting outside for me. Sorry mom, I love you!

Lets see if I can catch a snapshot tomorrow! C: Teehee

Doodles of Late..

An early doodle, late post for Remembrance Day. Approx~ 15 mins..

A super late sketch post for Halloween!! Approx~ 3 hrs

Practical Examination

Today is my practical exam for acrylic overlay and worst is, the strict teacher came back from her vacation just to monitor the make-up and manicure/pedicure! Well, I'm not sure if she'll monitor the acrylic exam as well.. blargh!!

Well, I think I'm ok. It's a good luck happy day because it's Quiqui and my 6th year anniversary! C:

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Success

Today was exam day and a cold exam day at that.. I walked into school pretty nervous and glad I had some spare time to review my notes! One thing I didn't expect or know, was that for exams, you also have to wear the uniform. And I'm allergic to the material; I got really itchy and my skin just broke out in a rash.

I was really surprised how easy the exam was, and I finished it in less than 25 minutes. I finished so quickly that my mom was surprised. All I really needed to do was take it easy. C:

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Exams!

Paper exam this Monday and I'm slightly worried. I have three exams about the theories for the nail and hair since I'm studying as a Nail Technician, I must really know and understand the logic behind it. It won't be too difficult but the practical exam is slightly a bigger hassle.

So, for the time being, practice and more practice. And in the midst of practice, I've been doodling time to time...sorta sketching ideas for other projects.

That's all for now, good night readers. C:

p.s. I hope you will have a happy Halloween!

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Nails Part II

My last week of school has ended and funny thing, I have not received my uniform yet. Even if I get my school uniform, I wouldn't want to wear it because the color looks like a surgeon's.. and the material is cheap and scratchy.

Well, I've learned the theories behind the treatment of the hands, feet, and nails. In other words, manicure and pedicure. It was a lot easier than learning the acrylic overlay techniques, and also more fun! I mainly need to complete my practical hours, but being short of models makes the process longer.

It's free service as a model. I wonder why anyone would refuse? It's FREE!! Or perhaps one would doubt the quality of the service because it's given from esthetic students? Well, it's a fair price for free service and pay for professional service.

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Arts & Nails

Over the past few weeks, I've taken a diploma course to study as a Nail Technician. In this course, there are three main classes; Nail Extension, Manicure/Pedicure, and Waxing. I've learned both the theories specialized on the anatomy, health, and beauty maintenance of the nail, skin and hair removal.

I may not have followed my dream of becoming an artist specialized in animation. However, as a nail technician, I am still able to express my creativity on a smaller canvas. The fingernail!! C:

Learning and understanding the theories and steps behind the process was actually a lot more difficult than I expected. I never thought there would be so much to learn about for fingernails and hair! It was a challenge, especially with brush control, hand/foot massage and creating simple yet elegant designs.

I'll be working hard!

P.S. And hopefully I get a scanner soon!! I would be more motivated to doodle and then some.. hehe! :P

P.S.S. I'll remember to show some photos of my nail doodles too!!

Stuck In A Game!!

A few nights back I've had a crazy dream involving my sister. In a way, it was rather frightening because of it might happen if it really happened, lol.

It began back to when my sister told me about how she found a bald spot on her head, (this also happened in reality) and she was a little nervous about it. Of course things that usually happen in dreams are reflections of your day and make them into fiction and fantasy. So, what happened was, my sister's bald spot just kept on growing. It started to spread all over her head and she was losing patches of her hair.

The Big P: Project IvalteK

My reoccurring dreams have provided me interesting ideas that will be a long future project for me. The storyline is slowly revealing itself, and I have been noting down new creatures, characters and scenarios. Hopefully I'll be able to work on that soon! x_x

As of right now, my concerns are completing the latest big projects shared with my dear QuiQui. ♥

The designing and construction of the new IvalteK forum is the biggest part and the sole structure of the page. The next step after will be designing relative buttons that work with the theme and design, etc.. Lots of serious business for me! I'll be working hard!! C:

The blog templates will come afterward as BP02!! Hopefully in between I'll be able to share some doodles and personal works from my Dream Project: Vervoloekt.

Other news, I really need a scanner!!!!! D:

Inner Rage

It is until recently my dreams have lessoned but they were still there.. it's just that I could not remember them. Today's dream was a reflection of my thoughts; thoughts about my family. I can't recall everything that happened in my dream last night but I do remember myself to be constantly yelling...

I was yelling at a portrayal of myself, my paranoia. I've been paranoid for quite awhile because I kept seeing invading ladybugs, mosquitoes and random spiders in my room all bigger than normal. The mosquitoes were trying to eat me, ladybugs were painting the walls orange and spiders just webbing everything.

It blacked out shortly afterwards and my dream shifted slightly. I was yelling at my mother. For what reason? I'm not so sure...but waking up to guilty emotions was the first. I yelled at everyone in my family but mainly at my sister. I know for sure every word spouted from my mouth was the hurtful truth.

After the yelling, it changed into a funny conversation that can be misunderstood. I'll most likely illustrate it. That's all for now!

Marble Experiment

I've been wanting to experiment for awhile, but was unsure about the colors. I might buy more colors and do this again! It was quite fun. :D

Left Hand

Right Hand

Shotgun Wedding

"Soy un perdedor

I'm a loser baby

so why don't you kill me"

~ Beck; Loser

It's clearly my fault being hooked to that song, hooked enough to have a really strange dream about it! But what can I say, my dreams are always crazy, haha! :D

So, what is it this time? Well like the title says "Shotgun Wedding" and it's relatively similar to just that. It starts off with numerous compiled insects from all over the world, all gathered underground Las Vegas to attend Mister and Miss Cockroach's wedding. I had no idea why I was kidnapped to be the priest at the marriage ceremony. You can clearly hear the tapping of thousands of creepy crawly legs in every direction. It was quite horrific...

Entertaining Lesson

"We are only human..."

I've heard this phrase a countless number of times, whether it was expressed as a reason, it does not justify anything. It's an excuse. Yes, we are human. We are allowed to make mistakes, but we have the responsibility as the advanced and intelligent species to learn from these mistakes. We have morals to distinguish what is right and wrong.

If a man decides to burglarize, rape or murder innocent people, can he be justified by saying, "I am only human"? What about a woman who throws away her dignity and morale to be a tool for sexual pleasure, can she be justified by, "I am only human"? No, it justifies nothing. Being 'human' does not give one the reason to exploit themselves against morals and laws. It is the same with those who are materialistic and shallow.

A Wake-up Escape

There are times when dreams are sweet, pleasant, and would make you sleep in just to continue. But, ever had a dream so vividly bizarre you just can't seem to wake up? I certainly had an oddball of an adventure this morning.

It began in an empty room with walls of white and a floor of endless deep water. A stepping stone pathway drifted to the top and I followed stone by stone. It led to a floating bed, piled high of blankets. Subconsciously, I pulled out the same blankets I had and the pile disappeared. The empty bed waited quietly. Curious what would happen, I rearranged my selected blankets and created a nest. Suddenly the walls grew dark and the floor churned like the sea in a storm. At this point, I was terrified. My 'nest' became a black vortex and sucked everything in, the walls, floor, and myself.